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Aside from the obvious, one of the interesting things I am learning about while bloggin' on the regular is the search terms people have used to find me here at M-Dashing. Now, as I get to know more about Search Engine Optimization and all that razzle-dazzle, I certainly try to use words (particularly in headlines and tags) that would best describe what I am writing about and also appeal to someone who would dig a blog like mine.
But, this blog is a blog, and I am someone who writes very much the way I talk. And that means that I sometimes sneak in terms (words like "cool-ass," or "bad-ass" or--okay, I guess just lots of "ass") that aren't as search-engine compatible to what this blog is all about.
That said, for the past few months, I've been keeping a running list of funny word combos that people have used to find me while Google-ing. The top term? Strangely enough, "NYC subway map." (Side note: WHY would you click on a link called "mdashing.wordpress.com" to find a subway map? Tourists!). Here is a list of a few of my faves:
- Marilyn Manson smells like children
- snowmen comedy
- sexy pickles
- letters out of teeth
- things that i found in my garbage
- baby hand tattoo designs
- waiting hand cream germany
- get down sassy
- hot-ass teens
- Kate Beckinsale bangs
- jar of jawbreakers
- helium balloon filling services
- witches teat
So anyway, the whole point is this: I found the flowers for this week’s
One-Bouquet-a-Week Challenge at my local farmer's market. And those flowers are
pussy willows. They are lovely, and interesting, and different than anything I've bought since I started this challenge (the "catkins," or the actual flower of this plant, are so cat-fur soft that I could spend hours petting them). But again, it's made of pussy willows. And "pussy willows" is made of the words "pussy" and "willows." And the more I repeat the word "pussy" in this post about pussy willows, the more people searching for that particular term will possibly find it.
I am fully expecting search-term hilarity to ensue. If it ends up being ridiculous-funny, I'll let you know. If not, just consider this a small lesson in SEO before your weekend gets started.
Happy Friday, pussy willows!
SPACE
Pussy willow photos © Amy Feezor, 2010
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